Where does “tukkikärsäkäs” come from?

tukkikärsäkäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukki, from Estonian tükk, from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.

tukkikärsäkäs (Finnish): any weevil of the genus Hylobius

Definitions

  1. any weevil of the genus Hylobius

Ancestry of “tukkikärsäkäs”, step by step

tukkikärsäkäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkilog, stock; log; "collectively also" timber;...
2Estoniantükkpiece; trick; a mischievous act; cannon
3Germanstück
4Middle High Germanstückepiece
5Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
6Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
7Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish kärsäkäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärsäkäsweevil, snout beetle
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją
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